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Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
- Aquariums and Fishkeeping (Hobbies)
- Fish
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fin rot
1, record 1, English, fin%20rot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fin erosion 2, record 1, English, fin%20erosion
correct
- fin and tail rot 3, record 1, English, fin%20and%20tail%20rot
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A frequent complaint from indoor fish culture operations ... is the presence of severely abraded fins. Fin erosion is normally attributed to aggressive interactions between fish and/or physical contact with the walls in [overcrowded] tanks. We now have a new explanation for this common phenomenon in aquaculture facilities ... — the absence of sufficient exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR). 4, record 1, English, - fin%20rot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
- Aquariophilie (Passe-temps)
- Poissons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nécrose des nageoires
1, record 1, French, n%C3%A9crose%20des%20nageoires
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- érosion des nageoires 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9rosion%20des%20nageoires
correct, feminine noun
- pourriture des nageoires 3, record 1, French, pourriture%20des%20nageoires
correct, feminine noun
- pourriture des nageoires et de la queue 4, record 1, French, pourriture%20des%20nageoires%20et%20de%20la%20queue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les salmoniculteurs qui [...] élèvent [des poissons] dans des bassins intérieurs se plaignent souvent que leurs sujets souffrent d’une grave érosion des nageoires. L'érosion des nageoires est généralement attribuée aux comportements agressifs des poissons et/ou le contact avec les parois des bassins surpeuplés. Nous avons maintenant une nouvelle explication pour ce phénomène commun dans les installations d’aquaculture [...] — une exposition insuffisante au rayonnement ultraviolet. 2, record 1, French, - n%C3%A9crose%20des%20nageoires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acuicultura
- Acuariofilia (Pasatiempos)
- Peces
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carcinoma de las aletas
1, record 1, Spanish, carcinoma%20de%20las%20aletas
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- putrefacción de la aleta caudal 2, record 1, Spanish, putrefacci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20aleta%20caudal
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-12-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tectonic window
1, record 2, English, tectonic%20window
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- window 2, record 2, English, window
correct
- fenster 3, record 2, English, fenster
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An erosional break through an overthrust sheet or through a large recumbent anticline whereby the rocks beneath the thrust sheet are exposed. 4, record 2, English, - tectonic%20window
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
window; fenster: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - tectonic%20window
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fenêtre tectonique
1, record 2, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20tectonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fenêtre 2, record 2, French, fen%C3%AAtre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouverture pratiquée par l'érosion dans une nappe de recouvrement permettant l'affleurement du substratum et qui, en plan, est limitée par un contact anormal continu. 3, record 2, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20tectonique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l’érosion, attaquant les parties les plus élevées ou les plus faibles, ouvre des boutonnières appelées «fenêtres», qui révèlent le substratum. 4, record 2, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20tectonique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
fenêtre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 2, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20tectonique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ventana tectónica
1, record 2, Spanish, ventana%20tect%C3%B3nica
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-03-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rejuvenated fault scarp
1, record 3, English, rejuvenated%20fault%20scarp
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- revived fault scarp 1, record 3, English, revived%20fault%20scarp
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault scarp revived by renewed movement along an old fault line after partial dissection or erosion of the initial scarp. 1, record 3, English, - rejuvenated%20fault%20scarp
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- escarpement de faille rajeuni
1, record 3, French, escarpement%20de%20faille%20rajeuni
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- escarpement de faille rénové 1, record 3, French, escarpement%20de%20faille%20r%C3%A9nov%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Escarpement de faille. Selon la nature des rapports que de tels talus topographiques entretiennent avec la structure, trois types d’escarpements doivent être distingués. Un escarpement de faille originel est la traduction directe dans le relief du jeu relatif de deux blocs. Au contraire, un escarpement de ligne de faille est une forme dérivée due au travail de l'érosion différentielle, la faille correspondant à un plan de contact entre des roches inégalement résistantes. Diverses combinaisons sont possibles : le plus souvent, une telle forme structurale résulte d’une reprise d’érosion à partir d’une surface d’aplanissement responsable du nivellement de l'escarpement originel; si les roches les plus tendres se situent du côté du bloc soulevé, leur déblaiement entraînera l'apparition d’un escarpement de ligne de faille rajeuni inverse; dans le cas contraire le talus aura même regard que la faille et sera défini comme un escarpement rajeuni direct. 2, record 3, French, - escarpement%20de%20faille%20rajeuni
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-09-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- abrasion
1, record 4, English, abrasion
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The grinding or wearing away of tooth substance by [mechanical methods such as:] mastication, incorrect toothbrushing methods or similar causes. 1, record 4, English, - abrasion
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- abrasion
1, record 4, French, abrasion
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'usure et l'abrasion sont d’autres formes d’érosion de la dent. L'usure se manifeste par le contact naturel des dents entre elles. L'abrasion est, elle, causée par des facteurs mécaniques externes comme un brossage incorrect de la dent. 1, record 4, French, - abrasion
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-08-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- sediment-water interface
1, record 5, English, sediment%2Dwater%20interface
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- sediment water interface 2, record 5, English, sediment%20water%20interface
- water-sediment interface 3, record 5, English, water%2Dsediment%20interface
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the importance of sediment water interface in controlling bio-geo-chemical cycles. 4, record 5, English, - sediment%2Dwater%20interface
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
This uranium would migrate through the basin of deposition to be lost in the sea unless it came into contact with reducing conditions in the organic-rich sediment a short distance beneath the sediment-water interface, in which case it would enrich the sediment ... 5, record 5, English, - sediment%2Dwater%20interface
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- interface eau-sédiment
1, record 5, French, interface%20eau%2Ds%C3%A9diment
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- interface sédiments-eau 2, record 5, French, interface%20s%C3%A9diments%2Deau
correct, feminine noun
- interface sédiment-eau 3, record 5, French, interface%20s%C3%A9diment%2Deau
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] fond de la mer où des échanges particulaires(érosion, dépôt) et physico-chimiques se réalisent entre le sédiment superficiel et l'eau au contact immédiat avec le fond. 4, record 5, French, - interface%20eau%2Ds%C3%A9diment
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le manganèse [...] se dépose en milieu oxydant. C’est la raison principale de la formation des nodules, soit à l’interface eau-sédiment, soit dans le sédiment, mais proche de l’interface eau-sédiment, là où l’eau de la mer est un milieu oxydant. 5, record 5, French, - interface%20eau%2Ds%C3%A9diment
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Geoquímica
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- interfaz agua-sedimento
1, record 5, Spanish, interfaz%20agua%2Dsedimento
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-01-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- dike
1, record 6, English, dike
correct, United States
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- dyke 2, record 6, English, dyke
correct, Great Britain
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tabular body of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of adjacent rocks or cuts massive rocks. 1, record 6, English, - dike
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The offsets typically follow dykes of Sudbury Breccia ... 3, record 6, English, - dike
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dyke
1, record 6, French, dyke
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- filon intrusif 2, record 6, French, filon%20intrusif
masculine noun
- filon rocheux 3, record 6, French, filon%20rocheux
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lame épaisse de quelques dizaines ou centaines de mètres de roche magmatique recoupant les structures de l’encaissant [et qui,] du fait de l’érosion, [...] peut donner un relief en forme de mur. 4, record 6, French, - dyke
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les roches encaissantes subissent parfois un léger métamorphisme de contact [...] Lorsque l'érosion les a déblayées, les filons se dressent vers le ciel tels des murs déchiquetés. Ce sont alors des dykes qui confèrent au paysage une sauvage grandeur [...] 5, record 6, French, - dyke
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les apophyses suivent de manière caractéristique des dykes de la Brèche de Sudbury [...] 6, record 6, French, - dyke
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- dique
1, record 6, Spanish, dique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espeso filón de roca magmática que, después de haber rellenado una fractura profunda, se yergue más tarde en el suelo, como una muralla, por haber destruido la erosión de las formaciones rocosas más blandas entre las cuales se hallaba encajado. 1, record 6, Spanish, - dique
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-10-20
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- fault line scarp
1, record 7, English, fault%20line%20scarp
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- fault-line scarp 2, record 7, English, fault%2Dline%20scarp
correct
- fault-line-scarp 1, record 7, English, fault%2Dline%2Dscarp
correct
- erosion fault scarp 2, record 7, English, erosion%20fault%20scarp
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A steep slope or cliff formed by differential erosion along a fault line, as by the more rapid erosion of soft rock on one side of a fault as compared to that of more resistant rock on the other side ... 2, record 7, English, - fault%20line%20scarp
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- escarpement de ligne de faille
1, record 7, French, escarpement%20de%20ligne%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un escarpement de ligne de faille est une forme dérivée [de l'escarpement de faille originel] due au travail de l'érosion différentielle, la faille correspondant à un plan de contact entre des roches inégalement résistantes. 1, record 7, French, - escarpement%20de%20ligne%20de%20faille
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- escarpe de línea de falla
1, record 7, Spanish, escarpe%20de%20l%C3%ADnea%20de%20falla
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1990-10-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- seismic parameter
1, record 8, English, seismic%20parameter
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- paramètre sismique
1, record 8, French, param%C3%A8tre%20sismique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les principaux paramètres sismiques utilisés dans la stratigraphie sismique et leurs significations géologiques sont : 1) Continuité :-continuité de la stratification;-processus de dépôt. 2) Amplitude :-contraste d’impédance acoustique;-épaisseur des couches;-saturant. 3) Fréquence :-épaisseur des couches;-saturant. 4) Configuration :-stratification;-processus de dépôt;-érosion et paléotopographie;-contact de fluides. 5) Vitesse d’intervalle :-lithologie;-porosité;-saturant. 1, record 8, French, - param%C3%A8tre%20sismique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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